republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-594.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, updates the definitions of "firearm" and "antique firearm" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.	Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, updates the definitions of "firearm" and "antique firearm" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.	us/states/tn	Tennessee General Assembly	111	SB 594	Tennessee SB 594 (111)	bill	Firearms and Ammunition	enacted	Faison Roberts	2	33	7	2019-02-05	2019-05-09	openstates	ocd-bill/5138cba0-9755-4a12-8936-6a64f398b827	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0594&GA=111	4b62e5e41250b4dc45205761d254aaacacd43c39b0141a85535399f10a897f6b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-tn

Tennessee SB 594 (111) — Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, updates the definitions of "firearm" and "antique firearm" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Amendment HA0259 (committee substitute) — source
2. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2019 (3) — 0–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/22/2019 Passed — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
• FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2019 Passed (1) — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS & SENTENCING SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/27/2019 — 0–0 (fail) · lower
• SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed (2) — 9–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Faison — primary (person)
• Roberts — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-02-05 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-02-05 Filed for introduction reading-1, introduction
• 2019-02-06 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
• 2019-02-06 Intro., P1C. introduction
• 2019-02-07 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
• 2019-02-07 P2C, ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-02-11 Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2019-02-20 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
• 2019-02-26 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
• 2019-03-01 Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/4/2019
• 2019-03-04 Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 passage
• 2019-03-05 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
• 2019-03-07 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
• 2019-03-20 Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
• 2019-03-27 Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/3/2019
• 2019-03-27 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-04-03 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-10 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
• 2019-04-11 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2019
• 2019-04-18 Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2019
• 2019-04-18 Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
• 2019-04-18 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0259) amendment-passage
• 2019-04-18 Subst. for comp. HB.
• 2019-04-18 Comp. SB subst.
• 2019-04-22 Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0259) passage
• 2019-04-23 Signed by Senate Speaker
• 2019-04-23 Enrolled and ready for signatures
• 2019-04-24 Signed by H. Speaker
• 2019-04-29 Transmitted to Governor for action.
• 2019-05-02 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-05-09 Pub. Ch. 279
• 2019-05-09 Effective date(s) 05/02/2019
• 2019-05-09 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 279

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5138cba0-9755-4a12-8936-6a64f398b827. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).